Allsorts Challenge #818

 The theme for this fortnight on the Allsorts Challenge has been chosen by Helen who would like to see something Clean and Simple (CAS) or of course there is always the 'anything goes' option.  Prizes are from Oakwood.

For my card I started with a cream 5 x 7 card blank and cut a matching layer slightly smaller.  Next I cut a cream circle which was then embossed using a double pierced die from a set of nesting circles.  Next move was to cut a smaller plain circle which was then stamped with text for a bit of interest.  Once assembled I  added a die cut sprig of lavender (2 layers of cream card for stability).  Final touch was the stamping of a sentiment in a colour to match the text background.

Pierced Circle dies - from Creative Expressions Noble double pierced nesting circles set
Lavender - unbranded die
Sentiment - from a magazine give-away set of stamps
Text Background - stamp from an old Stampers' Anonymous set Tim Holtz

Inspired

 I was inspired to make this card by seeing a recent video from Jo Rice and this is my version as I don't have the tree stamp which she used.  I'd recently made a few DL backgrounds using inks on the Gelli plate so decided to use one of them as my tree seems to fit that format in preference to the square of the original.  The tree and pixie were both stamped onto the background and a few mushroom dwellings and a bit of foliage added.  A mask was used to give the impression of a moon with some toning yellow ink.  I'm undecided about adding a sentiment, or perhaps a word sticker but there is space for either at some point. Some touches of gold glimmer were added to the moon,  tree and shrooms but of course they don't show up particularly well in the picture.

All stamps by Lavinia

Christmas Tag

 I'm sharing a Christmas Tag for Rudolph Days  - fewer of them this month with February being a shorter month.  I may decide to pop this tag onto a card at some point but there's plenty of time for that decision later in the year.  I'd followed along with making a tag book in December inspired by Kym of Crafty Roo fame and this one is my version using one of the floral stamps in the Christmas countdown and turning it into a poinsettia. I started by smooshing some Distress Oxide onto the tag and adding some visual texture with a text stamp before adding a swirl of leaves.  I then used some scrap white card and stamped more leaves and the flowers which were then coloured and fussy cut to arrange over the leafy swirl.  The Noel word was stamped and fussy cut as well and the tag finished off with some toning ribbon. It doesn't show in the picture but some glimmer was added to the top layer of each flower.  Happy Rudolph Days everyone 😃

Noel Stamp - from Lavinia
Rest of stamps - all from Crafty Roo Christmas Countdown collection 2024
Tag was cut using a Tim Holtz die which I've had for some years

PS - The sad news is that Crafty Roo will be closing down on 1st April